Directive of the Secretariat on leadership of the Congresses of the Youth Union at all levels and the 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

Volunteer launching ceremony of the Provincial Youth Union at Ho Chi Minh Square. Photo: Archive

The full text of the Directive is as follows:

"Over the past 5 years, Party committees and organizations at all levels have led the political system and the whole society to do a good job in youth work and take care of building the Union; paying attention to, creating conditions and opportunities for young people to practice, contribute, develop comprehensively and mature. Vietnamese youth always promote the pioneering and proactive spirit in building and defending the Fatherland. The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is always steadfast in its political stance, loyal and excellent in continuing the revolutionary cause of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh; worthy of being the Party's trusted reserve force, "a socialist school for young people", performing well its function of representing, caring for and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of young people.

However, the role of the Youth Union in some places, especially in residential areas, is still unclear. The work of gathering and uniting youth in the non-state economic sector, in industrial zones, and overseas Vietnamese has not met requirements. Party development work among youth is still limited. A number of youths have shown signs of decline in ideals, ethics, lifestyle, social evils, and violations of the law. Some Party committees, authorities, localities, and units have not fully and deeply grasped the Party's viewpoints on youth work, have not fulfilled their responsibilities of caring for, nurturing, and promoting the strengths of youth; have not focused on planning, training, nurturing, and using young cadres.

In the coming years, the domestic and international situation will continue to have many complex and unpredictable fluctuations. Besides favorable and positive factors, there are still many difficulties and challenges, especially the impact of economic and financial recession, COVID-19 pandemic, negativity and social evils... which have a certain impact on the ideology and life of young people. Organizing the Youth Union Congresses at all levels towards the 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in 2022 is an important political event, a forum for young people...

To lead the Congresses of the Youth Union at all levels and the 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union for the 2022-2027 term to achieve good results, the Secretariat requests Party committees and organizations at all levels to focus on directing the implementation of the following tasks:

1. Continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on youth work. Direct the Executive Committees of the Youth Union at all levels to prepare well the content of the Congress. The report submitted to the Congress must correctly assess the current situation of youth, Youth Union work and youth and children's movements over the past 5 years, affirm the achieved results, point out shortcomings, weaknesses and causes, and draw lessons. Determine the direction, goals, tasks and solutions for the next term based on accurate and timely forecasts of the situation, closely following the policies and guidelines on youth work, especially the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels.

Focus on educating revolutionary ideals, ethics, lifestyle, patriotism, national pride, and arousing the desire to develop a prosperous and happy country. Strongly, comprehensively, and synchronously innovate the content and methods of operation of the Youth Union at all levels; enhance the representative role in protecting the legitimate rights and interests of union members and young people. Proactively and actively participate in socio-economic development, environmental protection, prevention and control of natural disasters and epidemics; ensure national defense and security, strengthen foreign affairs and international integration. Improve the quality of young human resources, the pioneering role in starting a business, promoting national digital transformation; care for the spiritual life, and develop cultural institutions for young people. Take care to build and consolidate the Youth Union organization to be truly strong in ideology, politics, and organization, creating a source of quality young cadres for the Party and the political system.

2. Leaders prepare well for personnel work of the leadership agencies at all levels of the Youth Union; focus on directing recruitment, planning, training, arranging, and mobilizing cadres to prepare a step for personnel for the Youth Union Congresses at all levels; review and pay attention to arranging work for full-time Youth Union cadres who have reached adulthood. The Standing Committee of the Party Committee at the same level coordinates with the higher-level Youth Union to lead the preparation of personnel to participate in the new Executive Committee of the Youth Union, ensuring conditions, standards, capacity, prestige, with reasonable quantity and structure, in accordance with principles and procedures according to the regulations of the Party, the State, and the Charter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

3. Directing propaganda work before, during and after the Congress, creating a strong change in awareness and responsibility of Party committees, Party organizations, authorities and the whole society in caring for, nurturing and educating the young generation, promoting the role of youth. Directing the Youth Union at all levels to launch exciting, widespread and practical emulation movements to welcome the Congress; diversifying forms, promoting propaganda on mass media and social networks; increasing recognition, honoring and replicating advanced models.

Assign the Youth Union to carry out a number of projects and tasks for socio-economic development in localities and units, and at the same time announce and implement a number of programs and projects to care for children and youth. Direct authorities at all levels, departments and functional branches to ensure the necessary conditions for the Youth Union to organize the Congress solemnly, economically, effectively, practically, on schedule and ensure safety, especially in the context of complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic.

4. The Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union coordinates with the Standing Committees of the Provincial Party Committees, Municipal Party Committees, and Party Committees directly under the Central Committee to direct the Executive Committees of the Youth Union at all levels to develop plans to organize the Congress, document content, personnel work, and other assurance work. The time to conduct the Congresses at the grassroots, district, and provincial levels is from the beginning of the first quarter of 2022 to the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2022; the 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union will be held in December 2022.

5. The Central Committee for Mass Mobilization shall preside over and coordinate with the Central Secretariat of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Central Party Office to assist the Secretariat in monitoring the implementation of this Directive.

This directive is disseminated to the Party cell".